China’s military structure: what are the theatre commands and service branches?

Source: China – South China Morning PostChina’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has gone through many evolutions since it helped put the Communist Party in power in 1949.

In the latest structural overhaul meant to help it become a modern fighting force, the PLA’s seven military regions were streamlined into five theatres of command reporting to the Central Military Commission (CMC).

Today, the PLA’s actions are of global significance as tensions grow over Taiwan, the South China Sea, and China’s border with India. Here’s how the…Read More

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